Salon #51 – Aaron Schuman & David Schulz

27 February 2020: 10×10 hosted a salon with Aaron Schuman & David Schulz at the Penumbra Foundation in Manhattan.

Aaron Schuman, SLANT (MACK, 2019). Image courtesy MACK
Aaron Schuman, SLANT (MACK, 2019). Image courtesy MACK.

Aaron Schuman is an American photographer, writer, and curator based in the United Kingdom. His latest monograph, SLANT (MACK, 2019), was cited as one of 2019’s “Best Photobooks” by many photographers, critics and publications, including The GuardianPhotoeye, American Suburb X, and elsewhere. His previous monograph, FOLK (NB, 2016), was cited as one of 2016’s “Best Photobooks” by Alec Soth (Photo-Eye), Sean O’Hagan (The Guardian), and Jason Fulford (TIME), and long-listed for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2017. Schuman has contributed texts to many books, including Aperture ConversationsGathered Leaves, and The Photographer’s Playbook. Schuman writes for magazines such as ApertureFoamBJPMagnum Online, and others. He has curated exhibitions at numerous institutions, and has served as a curator for Krakow Photomonth 2014 and JaipurPhoto 2018. Schuman was the founder/editor of SeeSaw Magazine(2004-2014), and is programme leader of MA Photography at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).

David Schulz, The Library (Light Rail Works, 2019).

David Schulz is an artist who explores the connections between the visual and verbal in photography and writing. Primarily through books, he investigates how one’s identity is altered by the activity of reading with the creation of personal and historical narratives. His books include The LibraryHow the West was Won (Copyright Applied for)Lone WolfThe Terrorist’s Handbook, and Non-Identifying Social Genetic Report. Schulz’s work has been supported by the Visual Studies Workshop, Whitman College, and Publication Studio Toronto. He received an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and is a member of ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative.

Thank you to Geoffrey Berliner and Leandro Villaro at Penumbra Foundation.

And a big thank you to all our salon donors.

Dave Solo introduces the salon presenters.
Dave Solo introduces the salon presenters. © Jeff Gutterman
Aaron Schuman presents Slant.
Aaron Schuman presents Slant. ©Jeff Gutterman
David Schulz presents.
David Schulz presents Lone Wolf. ©Jeff Gutterman

Thank you to all salon attendees for their donations! And a big thank you to Geoffrey Berliner and Leandro Villaro for hosting us.